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The Briggs Law Corp. has asked the California Supreme Court to review a ruling that ended a CREED-21 lawsuit and established new legal precedent. Read More »
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Sanction involving San Diego attorney Cory Briggs creates legal precedent in California
A state appeals court has affirmed punishing sanctions in a case involving San Diego environmental attorney Cory Briggs for failing to obey court orders. Read More »
Appellate court rules in inewsource’s favor in First Amendment lawsuit
The appellate court rejected a lawsuit claiming inewsource has conflicts of interest that taint its lease agreement with SDSU and KPBS. Read More »
Appeals court weighs free speech in suit against inewsource
Court of appeal in San Diego weighs free speech arguments in a case against inewsource, San Diego State University. Read More »
Court tones down language, but won’t give Cory Briggs attorney fees
A state court has modified its opinion concerning San Diego attorney Cory Briggs’ “criminal” behavior, but denied a rehearing on the issue. Read More »
Cory Briggs challenges court ruling that slammed his conduct
Cory Briggs' attorney is confident language in the opinion concerning criminal behavior will be changed after the court recognizes it “made a mistake.” Read More »
Cory Briggs’ conduct ‘unethical and possibly criminal,’ appellate court says
In a published opinion Thursday, three justices of the 4th District Court of Appeal said Briggs knowingly represented a suspended corporation in a lawsuit challenging a new San Diego tax to finance an expansion of the downtown convention center, but didn't acknowledge it and then didn't give a reasons for his actions. Publication of the opinion means it can be cited as legal precedent. Read More »
The port, the lawyer and the salesman
How San Diego's vision for a world-class waterfront vanished. Read More »
San Diego hotel fee challenge can continue, judge rules
The city and its Tourism Marketing District failed to persuade a judge to throw out a three-year-old lawsuit challenging a hotel fee used to promote San Diego’s tourism industry. Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil ruled that the nonprofit group San Diegans for Open Government has the right to sue over City Council’s 2012 renewal of a 2 percent assessment levied ... Read More »
Judge dismisses lawsuit against inewsource, San Diego State University
A San Diego judge threw out a lawsuit against inewsource, KPBS and San Diego State University, concluding that it was prompted by the inewsource’s investigative journalism. Read More »